Combined table-leg and hanger



(No Model.)

W. A. OTTO.

COMBINED TABLE LEG, AND HANG No. 344,399. Patented June 29, 1886.

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COMBINED TABLE LEG AND HANGER.

fiPECIIEICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 844,399, dated June29, 1886.

Application filed October 31, 1885.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM A. OTTO, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cedar Rapids, in the county of Linn and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Table-Legs andHangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the mounting of line-shafts under work-tables,and more particularly factory-tables, upon which are arrangedsewing-machines or other light 1111] chinery, and the object of theinvention is to combine the table-leg and the hanger in one for greatersimplicity, and for the purpose of disconnecting the line-shaft and itsmountings entirely from the floor.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of atable leg, in combination with a hanger, as will be hereinafter fullyset forth and described.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure l repre sents a side elevation of the invention, show ing avertical section of the hanger and its connections; and Fig. 2 a planview of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The table-leg A is made of iron, in a suitable design. Its special formis not very important, except that it is desirable to make the lowerpart quite open so as to give easy access to the under side of the tablein sweeping, or for any other purpose. The legs are provided withsuitable feet, by which they are attached to the floor, and the upperpart of the legs are expanded into a flange, A, by means of which theyare secured to the table. A pair of these legs is formed from a singlecasting, and is adapted to extend across the table and support bothsides thereof. In the middle of the casting is formed a hanger, 13, toreceive the box a of the lineshaft b. The box is mounted on pointedsetscrews a a, provided with janib-nuts, and by means of these a lateraladjustment is secured. The set-screws pass through vertical slots in thesides of the hanger, and a corresponding adsetserew, a. Above the hangerthe casting separates, leaving an open space, 0, adapted to admit theline-shaft from above, so that the legs may be first fastened to thefloor, the line-shaft be then conveniently placed in Serial No. 181,443.(So model.)

position, and the table afterward attached, when it serves to truss therespective parts of the casting. By this construction and arrangement ofthe hanger, in conncctlon with the table leg, the matter of mounting theline-shaft is rendered very easy and simple, the screwing down of thetable-legs being all that is necessary beside the slight adjustment ofthe box in the hanger. In addition to this, an important advantage isgained in the matter of clearing the iloor from obstructions, so that itmay be easily swept, and in some cases may be supplied with carpet,which, with the present arrangement of haugers attached directly to thefloor, is difficult or impossible. Furthermore, the shaft is elevated sofar from the floor as to be entirely out of the way of the feet orclothing of the operator, and the liability to accidents is thus greatlydiminished.

I am aware that itis common to mount shafting in boxes attached to thesupporting frames of machinery; and I make no claim to a pair oftable-legs, broadly, adapted to accomplish this result; but I am notaware that a table-leg, or pair of tablelegs, has ever before beendevised having an adjustable hangor formed integral therewith andespecially adapted for a lineshal't.

Having thus briefly described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is v 1. The described table-leg A,having formed integral therewith the hanger 13, adapted to receive thebox 0, and provided with means for the lateral and vertical adjustmentof the box, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The double table-leg described, having a hanger formed in the middleand integral therewith, and provided with the Opening 0 above thehanger, whereby the line-shaft may be lowered into the hanger,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the double table-leg A A, hanger 13, with theopening 0 above the same, and having slots 0 e, and set-screws a a a,and the box 0, all constructed, arranged, and adapted to operatesubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afllx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Nitnesses: \VILLIAM A. OTTOI E. It. WnTTnns, 1?. F. I-lnIzTINe.

